Hand-crafted Photo Holiday with Etsy

30 DAYS OF DEALS // DAY SEVENTEEN
The rush of Black Friday is fading (whew!) So sit back, relax and feast your eyes on some amazing hand-crafted coolness from Etsy, as we feature several artists in our upcoming Deals. Sarcastically named, but wonderfully talented, Buy My Crap offers made-to-order transparent and opaque resin bangles, bracelets, cuffs, and other amazing handmade products– from photos. BMC's creations use digital images (including Instagram images), hand-made molds, and hand polishing to create pieces that "combine the durability and fun feel of transparent resin with beautiful personal images to create a sweet little bangle that is fun, fresh and funky, and a timeless keepsake to enjoy." A super-hip holiday fashion statement for photogs and non-photogs alike!

Ready, set, shop– with Shutterfly

30 DAYS OF DEALS // DAY EIGHT
Shutterfly is spreading holiday cheer with some new photo gifts this holiday – like custom iPhone covers and acrylic photo blocks– all with savings offers! Personalize your iPhone cover with a photo and custom monogram or show off your favorite photos in a stylish, contemporary acrylic photo cube. Check out the photo magnets also - these are five star rated. Best of all, Shutterfly gives you all the special offers on one page, offering 20 - 40% on a variety of products– including those mentioned here. 

Retro Phone Apps

In my last post, I mentioned Hipstamatic – an app that creates retro-style and lomo-style affects with camera phones. There are quite a few retro apps for smart phones. AppAdvice provides an overview of their favorite 12 retro iPhone apps, and CNET gives its take on the top 12 camera apps for Android, with Camera Zoom FX as a top pick. While I like Instagram's filters the best, the sharing feature is not my favorite. PictureShow is one of my favs because I don't have to share, and it offers a ton of filters – brightness, frame, color, and multi-lens. Using these apps you can make everyday moments look cool - like laptops and dog naps!

PictureShow/ Lens: Twin Lens, Frame: Old Fashion, No light leak, Noise: Scratch Hard, Vignette: +.3, No special effect, Color: Red +.3, Bright: +.2, Contrast: -.3 ( I also moved the camera during this one)